House Bill 836 passed in the House of Representatives Tuesday. Victims' advocates said they are pleased it’s moving so fast toward becoming a law and victims will be relieved when it does.

The bill would require convicted rapists to pay child support for the children they father.

Under current law, a raped woman would have to first legally terminate the parental rights of the rapist’s father. Victim’s advocates said it’s a tough process and fathers would even be allowed visitation rights.

“Mothers who have come to talk to me have said, ‘Diane, I’ve gone through the grueling process of prosecution and now I have to see this criminal come and talk to my child?’ It’s simply incredible that that’s allowed to happen,” said Diane Moyer Esq. , PA Coalition Against Rape.

The bill is sponsored by Dauphin County Republican Ron Marsico.

In a statement, he said: “We need to make it easier for the women who are dealing with this extraordinarily sensitive situation, not more difficult. This legislation helps them do just that.”

From here the bill goes on to the Senate before becoming a law.

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